So I'm honestly kind of shocked that the vet didn't tell you that you can take the cone or vests off as long as your dog/cat/rabbit whatever is supervised. I'm a vet tech and cones are a big problem with a lot of animals so we mainly use medical pet shirts. And if we use cons we tell everyone: if you supervise him, and you see that he's not licking or biting at it, you can take it off

My German Shepherd was playing and running in the yard and got a stick lodged in between her toes! Poor baby. I put antibiotic cream on it so she didn’t have to go to the vet but she was limping for a few days😭